can we play pretend?

When we were younger we could pretend to be anything  and it’d be accepted in a moments notice.

I could be a doctor or a lion tamer or a king at the drop of a hat,

the only response being “yes, and”

and yet,

that old dress up corner is now occupied purely by dust.

Our costumes have moth holes large enough to fit a head through,

and time has drained our imagination.

We have made dreams unwelcome in our own minds.

posted 2.5.2025